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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-03
WIESCI
z Polskiej Ojczyzny
Prusy Polskie.

Kononihori i poslowl naszemu
X. lie. Ncubaucrowi odebaTno
nrzad profesora W scminaryum
duchownem W Pelp!inie, a powie.
rzono urzad ten x. DIR. W4oszyh-
skiemu G%"udziadzu. Me wiado-
ma, czy sic to state ,,dla dobra
stuzby?"
W Ko$cierzynie W zakfadzie
naukowym zehskim Najsv. M"ryi
Fanny odbyt sic rzadowy egzamin
selektanek pod przewodnirtwem
radzcy prowincyalnego DR.. NocIc-
kera i duchownego %komisurza X.
p%roboszcza H.. Kansta. Wszv,tkie
%aspirantki uzyskaiy patiently VA
naurzycielki szkot wyzszych zen
skich. = W Chojnicach r%zezalnia
mlejSka Jest ma wykohczeniu.
koszta tel budowli wynosza sumo
"a tys'e cy marek.
w BorzySzk owach h, ma
Kaszubach, ~naurzy'jel Wachholta
p"bif 8 letniego ucznia IA to, ze
ME umiat w~ym6wiG niemieckiej
Sylaby ,ei", j przyp"dek zdarzyf,
ze cht"p:rc Ten tego samcgo dina
znchorowut ia diva ,ygodnie
nmali .Lckarze, rozpruwszy ciafo,
.Przekonali sic, u chfopiec umarf
La zapnlenie riuc, Il sad %uznat, il
o~skarAony ME przekroczyf slu4a-
cegr mn prawa, ukarania cbtopca.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
THE DEVIL woRSHIPERs.

Strange Religion OF the Wild Kurds Who
Owen on the EIesopotamia.
Not far from Mosul, in Mesopotamia,
there are a few Kurdish villages where
one finds neither mosque nor minaret,
synagogue nor medrash, church nor meet
ing house. Misunderstanding an occa-
sional government official-are rarely seen
there, travellers not at ALL Ordinarily
there is nothing in the appearance of those
places or the people to attract the atten-
ton of wayfarers apart from the white
dresses of the women and the vests of the
men. But one day in the year the village
assumes quite a holiday aspect in prepa-
ration for n strange ceremony annually
enacted there. The houses are plentifully
decked with garlands of yellow flowers,
and the people take up positions outside
the women in spotless gowns, the men
with twisted black cord around their
necks.
Then procession Of some thirty persons
emerges from the residence of the ''pir"
or priest, and begins slowly to perambu-
late the village. In front march half
dozen weird looking personages in long
black robes and strange black headgear;
then come half q score of "kawals," in
yellow mantles and white turbans, chant
ing religious hymns in an outlandish
tongue, and behind them as many more
playing an accompaniment to the singers
on reedy flutes and tambourines. Follow
ing these is the white robed priest, bear
ing upon his shoulders kind Of epaulet
and holding aloft the bronze figure of
bird, guarded on either side by q fierce
looking Kurd, with q perfect arsenal of
small arms about his person. In the rear
rides the white turbaned sheik of the dis
trict, with q second batch of ''black
heads" to wind up the procession. The
party makes the round of the village, the
people raising their hands toward the
brazen bird as it passes, and then halts in
front of the priests house. Here sheep
is in readiness; il is cut open and the
heart is torn from it and thrown down at
the feet of the black robed figures. The
procession then re-enters the dwelling,
while the sheep is m9de ready for the pot
and in honor of the day the residents
afterward dine together as soon as their
stew is ready.
These Kurdish villagers are the
"Yezidis.n or ''devil worshipersh Of
Mesopotamia, and their annual procession
known as the Showing of the king
Bird" the melik taons or peacock king
lis the only ceremonial Of their mystic
cult The devil worshipers accept no
proselytes. "a Yezidi," they say, ''must
be born a Yezidi; he cannot be made. !"
They have no ceremonial ablutions, or
attach no importance to them, and are
allowed to use nothing colored blue They
will not sit down on sofa having blue
tassel or enter room containing an article
of furniture covered with blue cloth.
Their religion prohibits them from serving
as soldiers, though there appears to be
nothing to prevent them from cutting
throats on their own account. They
baptize boys and girls, and when old
enough every menl1er has to make choice
of a sister or brothaE who is to be his or
her companion for eternity.-Cor. St.
James Gazette.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
Importance of THU Biade saws.

The Germans use among their furni
ture workers, carpenters and joiners thir-
teen different varieties of saws, each one
of which has its own peculiar size Of the
teeth, as well as q different relation of
teeth TO each other How important the
thin saw blade is, not only rs a means to
save power, but also as Ineans to save
wood, can be seen from the following: A
log of walnut, four meters long and one
meter in diameter, cut into twenty pieces
by the new horizontal saw frame saves
thirty millimeters of wood when com
pared with the cutting Of the old fash
ioned vertical saw This is equal to q
profit of 50 to S12. For Germany, where
annually 100, 600 cubic meters Of this wood
is used in various industries, this would
represent saving of $37, 800 to $50, 900.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
SOC to DC 'Trnstetl.

An old New York dry goods auction
merchant who resided in jersey, crossed
Cortlandt street ferry morning and night
One morning as Ire was coming over he
noticed that one OF the best customers of
his house slipped through without paying
On his arrival at the store he told his
auctioncer not TO receive bid from such
a man. The latter observed: "Why, I
thought he was good!'' 80 did /, but /
have changed my mind; viii not trust
him dollar" Not long after the mer-
chant failed and did not pay five cents on
the dollar-Dry Goods Chronicle.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
ANNAPOLIS, Md, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY Z, 1887.
AN INVITATION.

Come, browse with me along the lane,
With April freshness in your heart,
And April breezes in the brain
To blow the buds of thought apart.
The brook that stumbles DER the stones
Is wild ming all his silver scope,
And sings, with April in his tones,
A tinkling song of youth and hope.
He runs to meet the glancing rill
Amid her crosses, cool and green,
Who fingers smiling, coy and still,
Half veiled beneath cowslip screen.
Just here the mountain currant grows
With spicy odors rich as meth;
Just here the splendid bloodroot blows,
And shy arbutus VANDERBILT.
When autumn winds his mellow horn,
With pensive sweetness in its tone,
And leaves are fitting down, forlorn,
Then pace the thinning aisles alone.
But when the bluebird wins his mate,
And singing swells the thrasher's breast,
Then saunter down the lanes, elate,
Beside the friend that loves you best.
--Danske cambridge in Southern Bivouac.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
4 Brazen raced Advertisement.

A well known firm Gdvertises artistic
gas fixtures /" We have ono of the beg
sars down in the cellar. It's the artf.d-
est thing out Of jail, and how it MANAGED
to escape Indictment with the rest Of TIE
bo0dlers has always been a mystery to the
consumer ever since it began to say twice
two is five, and. three to carry make eleven;
put down SEVENTEEN" Artisticg IT does
it with an easy grace and en- honest face
that would deceive the very elect.-Bur-
dette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

Dir. Grant Allen, recent visitor from
England, has discovered peril from rai-
grafton which has been wholly overlooked.
lie says he finds the worst weeds Of Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland nouTishing lux
uriantly on our sol, and also many others
from the eastern countries Of Europe. Some
weeds have also been introduced from
Asia, and he thinks we shall soon have an
influx from every Ptrt Of the wo.ld They
are generally, he says, Of the very worst
quality, and most ol1nc xious to tic gar-
dener and farmer, and. when once fairly
naturalized, impossible tn cxtiFpate. The
Argonaut.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

The following is said to be a sure test
for ascertaining whether wall paper con-
tains arsenic: Take piece of the paper
and pour upon it strong aqua ammonia
over Q saucer. If there be any arsenic
present this viii dissolve it. Collect the
liquid in a vial or tube, and drop in a cry
stal of nitrate of silver. If there be ar
senic present, little yellow crystals will
make their appearance about the nitrate
of silver Arsenical green, when washed
with aqua ammonia, either changes blue
or fades Frank Leslie's.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
A Fortune Assured.

First Omaha Mani am in luck at last
A friend of mine has sent me magnifi-
cent birds eye view Of London, photo
graphed from balloon.
Second Omaha Man-What use is that?
'Why, / can have thousands of copies
struck off at small expense and sell them
for 800 apiece down in Kansas
"Ohl come now, who would pay that
for them in Kansasg'
"The real estate agents--to show what
their new towns viii look like when they're
bigger. Omaha World.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
They Wore Excused.

Anent the execution of Mrs. Bilansld
in st. Paul, many years ago, one of the
schoolmates of her children remembers
that on the day preceding the event the
little ones went to the teacher and asked
to be excused the next day, and when
asked for a reason they said 1--WE want
to see mother hanged tomorrow. They
were excused. pioneer Press.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
a Flower Face in a White Hood.

A lady of this place is growing curious
flower which she calls the yelled nun. 1t
is of the lily species, and has fan shaped
base, in front of which projects a purple
cell and in the cell is the pistil, ON the
apex of which is perfect face with
white hood or veil almost exactly like that
worn by some of the orders of nuns
Barton (Fla.) Informant.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
Botanx Bays Centennial

Next year wiz be the centenary Of the
colony of New South Wales, the first con-
voy of conyicts having reached Botany
Bay on Jan. 20, 1853. And the colonists
are now debating how best to celebrate
the event But none Of them arc anxious
to trace their origin to these first settlers.
New York Tribune.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
aGlt. Is Not A,nerlcnn.

I" am told, dear, by On unimpeachable
authority, that 'gitr is not American, but
Turkish Fancy speaking Turkish with
cut being aware of the factl 1t is the inn
perative Of 'gol' and is o relic OF Crimean
days. Truth.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
In Case Of Fire.

The following advice is given to the
public for nothing by an eastern ex-
change: In hotel fire, run; in theatre
fire, stand still; in q railroad train fire,
say your prayers.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
The Camel Corps.

Lord Wolseley Is incorrectly credited
with inventing the camel corps. Lord
Napier used one I'm Scinde when Wolseley
was scarcely out of his cradle; and
Napoleon Bonaparte had one in Egypt
before WolseleY was born
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We viii insert in this column advertise
ments of Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost,
Found, &c, not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK, or less, for 20 Cents.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

a Philadelphia society writer has n1ade
the important discovery in social ethics
that If yso-~ to be extremely English
yor + to any one on TIC
Ng In hanson
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
ANNAPOLIS
~ e'sAySsR COMPANY. EE
Office, City Hotel, Main st.
Rar Eatrancc, on Gloucester Street.

HHIf EHVWHtti UW UIUUtt0tOT btFb0ts
Dabc and Single Teams; also Saddle
Horses for hire, by the hour, day and
seek Fine Carriages for visiting parties
Upasure, at reasonable rates. Orders
kAaAc Office in the City Hotel, at all
houBdhe day or night, for passengers
iei Ae cab or baggage, will receive
H0npt attention.
q Especial attention gicea..to Funerals
q sA0B notice.
Particular care given to transient hor-
@aad those on livery.
Ra ANNAPOLIS TRANSFER co.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

LN0R SALE.-Two Ten Foot SETTLES, in
A. good order. Suitable for Societies, &c.-
Apply to j. B. FLOODS Office. Cor. Main and
Green Streets. m6w
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

California has the only beet root sugar
factory in America. II is located at Al
arado, and is moderately successful.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

I OST.-Three KEYS on a red string, twenty
- FIVE cents will be paid for their return to
this office. a3Ow
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
Notice of Estray.

Came to the Subscriber on or about the 18th or
18th inst, a small BAY HORSE, rather thin
and rough-loollng. The owner can secure the
same by proving property and paying costs.
az E. Il. w. SHEKELLS, Annapolis, Md.
TOR SALE,-A fine Fresh COW, VIII sell
Il cheap either with Calf or without Calf.
Apply to JOHN CUNNING, Near Catholic
Cemetery.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

For Rent

JUST RECEIVED and for sale at Kill
- MANS Is Market Space, Ladies Oxford
tie, tip and Opera toe SLIPPERS. Mems Dou-
gola Kid, buif and tip Low Quarters and all 9TH
er kinds of shoes, very cheap. a1uw
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

DOR SALE.-A BABY CARRIAGE in good
a order VIII sell carriage with afghan for
So INQUIRE at 45 Maryland Avenue. az
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

ENOUND-On the train Of the Annapolis and
A Baltimore Short Line Railroad, a Ladys
UMBRELLA. with rubber band around the
same. The owner can get the same by calling
on the ticket agent at Annapolis, and paving
for this notice. 4-23tf
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

TIT A Rosewood Case, Octave Piano,
ILL., with carved legs and Tyre; very near
ly new; list price when new $3.50, for only $50.
PFEIFFER'S MUSIC STORE.
Evening capital., 1887-05-07

ENOR SALE.-A Cheap FARM of 100 Acres
II 3 plow land Price $50, per acre. For
particulars address Lock Box 293 Annapolis,
Md. . alSw
Evening capital., 1887-05-07
For Sale

A HORSE, WAGON and HARM ESS-good as
IA new. viii sell cheap if applied for early
to FRANK SMITH, Brighton House. a25w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-14

The Lsdies' Quartet Club, OF this city,
composed OF Miss Flora Williams, Mrs,
Nellie sweeney-Pa Palmer, Miss Mary Bank.
ard and Mics Sara Sweeney, appeared
nightly last week OF Haltnorth's Garden,
in Cleveland. The garden Ia a splendidly
fitted up place; 1t may be SAID to be q
fashionable summer theatre. The famous
Boston Ideals recently played a five
weeks' engagement at the popular resort,
The club is appearing there under the
personal management Of Mr.. NJ. Il. An.
de,son, who holda the club under q years
contract. He was formerly connected
with ar opera company and has consid.
cradle ability IS an actor; frequently he
aesiets in the programmes with a recits.
ton. The Plain Dealer, speaking Of the
club, says: "Tho weather prevented the
programme advertised to be carried out
at Haltnorth's Garden yesterday after.
mood. In the evening, however, Ander.
sons Lady Quartet gave a concert without
the assistance Of the Artillery band as
originally announced. The audience was
large and apprecistive and the programme,
as far as the quartet was concerned, was
carried out and gave general satisfaction.
The ladies appeared in solos, duets and
tries which, as a rule, were selected with
a view Of pleasing the general public, for
nearly all the numbers were OF the light
and popular order. Miss Sweeney played
the piano well, accompanying the singers
and playing two solos, and the other la.
dies have good voices that blend beauti-
fully in the duets and trios."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-14
Inter. State commerce Bill,

To The Editor otths M.elligelcer.
SlR:-Will the Interstate Commerce
bill provo n benefit to the commercial in
~tsreeta OF the people2 The trainers OF all
lava, 1t Is to DO presumed, have this object
In contemplation, yet in many instances,
like the oleomargarine bill framed ostena-
IDLY for tho purpose OF protecting the
dairymen's interests, was found on trial to
be in the interests OF tho manufacturers.
And from the workings Of the Inter. State
law it would appear that the railroad CON-
panies, for which it was intended.to regu.
late. have no fault to find with it for va.
1ious reasons, ono is that instead OF depict.
ing their golfers it invariably increases
their wealth. The business men OF Chi.
cage say, Taking everything into con-
s%ideration there has been a raise in
freights all over the country from 20 to
10 per cent. The people will have to pay
for it. They say they received canned
goods from the Pacific coast at Sl.25 per
hundred, and cut rates as low as 50! cents.
Under the new law canned goods will cost
$l.55 per hundred, while Nav York will
be the favored city, paying only 10 to
Is per cent increaae. And New York
statesmen can come to Michigan and Indi.
ana, within fifty miles Of Chicago, and
sell goods which they cannot compete
with; and the law will work wrong in
many places. On wooden goodsirom Boston
to California the rate has gone up from IS
cents to $3.50. In general the advance
has increased from 200 to 700 per cent. 1t
is said the Commissioners will, or have
suspended one section OF the law in favor
Of the Pacific coast. As I remarked at the
outset, the makers'o OF the law did not do
sign any injustice by the bill, but it sp-
pears to have direct bearing and
the consumers will pay the bill.
Congress, it has been supposed by some,
will repeal the measure ut the coming
s~ession. Tho net earnings OF all the lead.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-14
lkm QtttelliqetMem
WHEELING, W. VA. JUNE IL. 1887.


The Special Committee appointed to In
v~estiga!e tho Hospital for Insane had q
difficult task to perform. It wanted to
know the truth, md the experiences Of lts
members warned it that the truth WAS
going to DO o particularly hard thing to
get. There was an attendant In the female
department who had made a statement
which the committee desired to hear from
her lips, or In default Of that her denial
that she had mado tho statment.
Her service in the Hospital was her
dependence Tor q livelihood, and before
she would testify she exacted a promise
that she ahould not lose her place on &C.
count OF any testimony she might give.
It was an ugly story she had to tell, and
she ahrank from telling it at all. But the
committee Unlisted, and she went ahead
on the strength Of tho committee's as
aurance.
OF course the gentlemen Of that COM
mittee thought they were perfectly safc in
promising protection. Tho widow gave
her testimony, and the Superintendent
los. no time in getting rid OF her. She
has applied to the new Board for rein.
statement, and her application lis hold to
bs taken up in its turn.
This ia something more than tho case Of
one wrongsd woman. It is the case Of the
people against every head Of q public in
stitution in tho State. The word Of an in.
mate is always discounted. The testi.
mony Of q discharged subordinate is re-
gsrded sa little better, for such a one 10
supposed to be eager for revenge, and 80
incapable Of telling the truth. The subor-
dinate has every reason In the world to
shield tho superior; but II dismissal is to
be the promptly inflicted penalty, how
many subordinates will be willing to "tell
the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth"
Unless the Directors deaire to abot an
ininmy, they will at their next meeting
do what they ought to have found time to
do at their last. Unless they restore that
woman they will make it more difficult
than ever to get evidence from subor-
dinates in public institutions.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-14
Nclrhboring wool markets..

E. E. Flenniken, Of the Exchange Hotel
at Washington, Pa, q noted horaeman
and wool buyer, recently purchased 90
900 pounds Of wool in the vicinity Of
Greensboro, paying 20 and 2S cents. In
the northern END Of Washington county
il ia reported that % cents is being paid
for new and 20 cents for old wool. Buy
ers in that field are said to be scarce.
Messrs. Hartley & Morrow, the largest
dealers in wool in this section, say they
have purchased upwardn Of Is. 900 pounds
this season, paying from 20 to 80 cents per
pound. As something unusual we irote
that coarse woods this year command the
highest price-32 cents. Fine grade wool
has hitherto been rsted highest, but the
increasing demand for coarse wool fabrics
has eent up the price for the lower grade
Of wool.-FaImont West Nirginian.
Tho Fairmont Under makes the predic.
ton that the number Of sheep kept in
Marion county next year will be e
hundred per cent greater than the number
this year.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-14

Tho pressure Of the CarneSies on the
Frick Company gives the coke.workers
what they asked, breaks the coke syrdi.
cate compact, and, presumably, breaks the
syndicate itself. So far as this is a benefit
to wase-earners, aud prospectiyely a gain
to consumera, is to be regarded with sati.!.
faction.
There is, however, a view beyond this.
The action OF the Frick Company rejects
the award OF the arbitrators. as ,effoctually
as it was rejected by the. coke.worhera.
The latter refused to accept the award be-
cause it did not give them enough. The
Frick company refuses to accept It sub.
stantially for the same reason, for that
company breaks tho strike by going be.
;yond the award. @
So: far, then, as the Connellsvillo coke
industry is concerned, arbitration has had
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-14
Sheep Tint Wish More Pastoral Care,

The membera Of the Brooklyn Metho-
dist church complain that their minister,
among other d%elinqoncies, does not pay
enough pastoral visits, and that when he
does come around to sample the spring
chicken, he does it in a perfunctory way
that does not gavor OF q real care for their
spiritual welfare.
These complaints do not always take
form in q red tape document forwarded
to headquarters, but whoever keeps his
ears open will hear them in almost any
community. What ia to be done about
it? The pastor with a large congregation
has to keep a.jumping to make the
round once a year. But ii he doesn't
do better than that he may as we'll
make no visits q. oil. -
What with preparing two sermons. for
Sunday, a weekly lecture, attending the
various meetings on week days and Sun
days, he hes little time I or tho social side
Of his work, however necessary TINT may
be. II there we're two Of him, no could
get along well enough; and that 10 the way
1t is done in aome Of the large conSrega.
tons. Notably 30 in Plymouth church,
and it would have saved Mr.. Bsecher and
his people o world oil trouble if he had,al.
lowed the pautor to do all the paatrol work,
while he contented himself with being
%Plymouth's great preacher.
The people who growl would not DO con.
tent with inferior sermons; and since the
minister comes into contact with mcat OF
his people when no breaches, wouldn't it
DO better and lairer to lot him of from the
pastoral visit, except ao it may suit his
convenience and inclination?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-14

n -#H. asH -sH-#TH - rfa-#-H. -T-
A Well TINT Rises and Falls With Now
Chariaton Star.
One Of the most peculiar natural pheno.
nonsin this country, Is In Fayette county,
on the table land up from Fayetts station
on the Chesapeake & Ohio, and between
the summit and Fayetteville lives a man
by the name Of Huse. His place Is one
thousand feet above the bed Of New river,
near by, and close to Fayetteville. Many
years ago he sunk q well, and notwith.
standing that its mouth was over q thou.
sand feet above the bed OF the New river
canon, water was reached ct q depth OF
thirty feet. The ~strangest part OF the
affair Ia the fact that the well never goes
dry, and that 1t ebbs and flows with New
river. Whenever New river falls an inch
or rises an inch. the we'll rises and falls a
like amount. No matter how much water
there Is In the river, or how littlo, the we'll
| will measure the riso or fall Of the river
exactly. People otton come to tho we'll 10
zee the condition Of New river, thus say-
ing o two.mile trip. The peculiar connec-
tion between tho well and the river is I'm.
explained, although tho truth Of the story
Is vouched by the best citizens Of Fayette
| county,